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ontology

[on-tol-uh-jee] / ɒnˈtɒl ə dʒi /


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New applications and workflows can be built on top of an existing ontology instead of requiring a new integration and data-modeling effort each time.

From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026

The latest lingo bingo words are AI agents, context and business ontology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

For instance, there is not much semantic distance between "dog" and "cat" while there is a great deal between words like "cat" and "ontology."

From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2024

Many Nigerians believe in the supernatural, and this often stems from the animistic ontology that undergirds self and being in many Nigerian communities.

From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2024

These were the great, complex questions of ontology that tormented him.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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